🤡Today's find: On 24 July 1510, Jacques Hallinc dressed as a jester during a festival in Bruges. He wore ragged women’s clothes and carried a fool’s staff, playfully tapping people and joking around. On Vlamingdam, a crowd gathered, including Marguerite of Vlissingen (more below) #HiStory

My very first article now appeared in print! 😄 🛼 It features what is likely the most unconventional footnote I will ever publish: possible evidence of the earliest roller skate More importantly, it explores legal strategies that secured pardon in cases of late #medieval spousal #femicide

Six weeks ago, I wrote an op-ed on extreme intrafamilial violence and #femicide. Since then, five (!) new Belgian cases hit major media—many more go unseen. What do we do when we see or suspect #intimatepartnerviolence in our circles? I turned to the late #MiddleAges for insight.

My very first academic publication was released today! 🎉 I explore the topic of marital violence in late medieval Burgundian pardon letters. The article examines the (gendered) strategies men used to excuse violence against their wives #gender #medieval #medievalsky #history #violence #femicide

💭I wrote an opinion piece on femicide for the largest BE quality newspaper 🎤“For over five centuries, women have been murdered by their (ex)partners, and time and again, perpetrators and their defenders manage to hijack the narrative, presenting themselves as victims [...]” 🇬🇧👇English translation

Finally made the switch from Twitter to Bluesky! To celebrate this, a small thread about a recent find in the Archives Départementales du Nord. I just happened to stumble upon a pardon letter describing a crime that took place in the very village where I was born and raised—what a coincidence! (1/5)